stormjaden

siestafiesta

Bought a set of these last time they were on. I use at my office with my Woot Sansa. Sub fits on the corner of my desk behind my monitor so it is easy to turn on/off.

For this price these are a great deal. Sound quality is good, volume is more than adequate for office or my apartment den 300 sq ft. If you expect to fill a house or get the quality of Klipsch you will be disappointed since that is not what these are for.

Pardon

I second the particular Klipsch Promedia recommendations. I just picked a pair up about 2 weeks ago and haven't plugged in my headphones even once since. These aren't bad for a netbook or something but they're far from amazing; I have a set for mine. As for the other question about drawing netbook power... they don't. They have a power brick.

armycop71

These speakers rock for the price. The sound quality is impressive for their size. I use them in the bedroom with my TV and they work great in a small room. They have plenty of bass and the highs are decent. Highly recomended!

freakdiablo

Also, does this work with the netbooks? If so, how much extra battery life does it use?

Yes, that lamp thing is probably the sub (or "bass").

Also, you can use it with a netbook, just plug the main or aux input into the headphone jack. Since they are powered from an outlet, you wouldn't see any noticeable change in battery life, but since the speakers need an outlet if battery life is a problem you could always just plug the netbook in since you won't be walking around with these.

jamato1126

showcaller

botkin wrote:I also did some price review. It appears that this is a good deal for the item. The reviewers also seem to like it. Google was selling these new for about 70-80ish

Something tells me, based on your Woot name that you and I work together on occasion. It would be funny if we showed up onsite with the same speakers we each got from Woot, oh wait, except their not portable, oh darn.

Anyone have personal experience with these? Mostly good reviews there, just looking for another opinion.

I have these on my desktop paired up with some JBLs I had.
I'm impressed with them on their own, you can keep them personal or let your neighbors enjoy your tunes without distortion. They work fine with Sansa Clip and iPodTouch.

The sound is not tinny and the sub woofer is adjustable, so it can be subtle or rattle windows.

billveik

found these Altec alternatives at Staples at one point for like 18 bucks.......used them on the netbook in the vacation cottage, watching movies like Saving Private Ryan using VLC Media player. Surprising results!

http://www.alteclansing.com/vs2620-pc-computer-speakers.html

Woo@@@@@@@ooT.........Ooops, was that me?
Beggin' your pardon, it must have been the w@@t soup.

manhattnik

I'd go for a Swans system. The venerable M200 is a bit out of this price range, but tremendous. For 2.1 systems, I've been very happy with my old Swans T-120s. Right now, you can get an M12 2.1 system on Amazon for $80, which looks like a tremendous steal.

effro88

Also, does this work with the netbooks? If so, how much extra battery life does it use?

It plugs into the wall so it won't use any of your netbook's battery life but it will work quite well with any device that has a headphone jack! I bought these last time and I've loved them for the whole week I've had them so far! lol

tiptonhr

I bought these in the previous Woot for use on our porch when we're grilling out. I hook them up to my mp3 player and then box them back up when not in use. We grilled out last night and they sounded great. Excellent buy at that price. We're very happy with them.

markmreader

Word to the wise - pray that you get a good unit. I bought this here last time around and one of the speakers has a defect, presumably a torn cone. I contacted Altec Lansing, and they told me that in order to get it replaced I had to pay to ship it back to them before I could get a replacement. To add insult to injury, even though it's just a tiny little speaker that's the problem, I have to ship back the whole unit including the heavy sub woofer.

blackredyellow79

markmreader wrote:Word to the wise - pray that you get a good unit. I bought this here last time around and one of the speakers has a defect, presumably a torn cone. I contacted Altec Lansing, and they told me that in order to get it replaced I had to pay to ship it back to them before I could get a replacement. To add insult to injury, even though it's just a tiny little speaker that's the problem, I have to ship back the whole unit including the heavy sub woofer.

argymusashi

They're in my living room, with the subwoofer on the bottom shelf of the TV stand, and the speakers on the top shelf in front of the TV (they aren't tall enough to get in the way of the picture).

I bought a $3 cable with red and white AV plugs on one end and a single mini-jack plug on the other. So, I was able to hook the speakers up to my Samsung flat-panel TV. It sounds way better than the TV's internal speakers. I also use the speakers for playing music from my laptop -- they were more than sufficient at a recent housewarming party.

The only downside is the lack of a remote. You have to get up and adjust the subwoofer and speaker volume separately.

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